Tuesday, 7 March 2023

EF67 Class 20- adverb clauses

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 9:15.

REMINDER: haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

 

THEME: Powerful women fighting for their rights.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

Go over examples from homework

·      Back and Forth 3.1 A/B

·      HW   Read “A Little Woman Who is Changing the Lives of Afghan Girls”

 

Wednesday

·      “A Little Woman Who is Changing the Lives of Afghan Girls”

Choose vocab for the quiz

·      Finish practicing adverb clauses

 

Thursday

·      Quiz #2- adverb clauses

·      Begin noun clauses

·       

 

Friday

 

These are some of your examples from homework.

 

1.    I saw a bear while I was driving.

2.    I did not go to school today since I was tired.

3.    She will call you when/whenever she is free.

4.    Ivy have has been good at makeup ever since she was little.

subject verb agreement- She are is

#1 most common error

UBC, college, post-sec – low tolerance for SVAGR errors

You have to check SV AGR.

 

5.    My nightlight is always on while I’m sleeping.

6.    I like to listen to music while I cook / am cooking.

7.    The boys practice at the driving range every day even if it is raining.

driving range – golf driving practice

 

8.    If I didn’t have that mistake , I would be /have been in the final round.

subjunctive mood- imagine a situation

 

9.    Despite Although he was working hard the whole day, he is not able to sleep. 

despite + noun

Despite his hard work, he was ...

 

10.                       wWherever I go, he is there.

11.                       I will call you as soon as I get there.

when –

as soon as- no delay, immediate

 

12.                       She has been afraid of dogs ever since she was bitten by a dog.

13.                       I have no memory of this museum as though I have never been here. PHRASING

I have no memory of this museum. It’s as if/though I have never been here.

 

14.                       I listen to relaxing music whenever I feel tired.

15.                       I will go to work even though I’m busy. 

16.                       Michael and Lynn relocated to Australia before they had any children. 

17.                       Tom has been waiting until superstore opened. VT

Tom has been waiting until Superstore opens. VT

Tom has been waiting for the Superstore to open.

 

18.                       My mother has lived in the Dominican Republic ever since she was 20 years old. 

19.                       I have a drivers license ever since I was of legal age . VT

I have had a drivers license ever since I was of legal age.

 

20.                       I have an extroverted personality will my brother is an introverted. sp

I have an extroverted personality while my brother is an introverted. parallelism

I have an extroverted personality while my brother has an introverted personality. parallel

I am an extrovert while my brother is an introvert. parallel

 

21.                       l want to go shopping after I finish school.

22.                       Sara is very afraid since she is alone in the
house.

23.                       You must finish your homework  in on time even though you haven’t attended the class. 

24.                       You’d better take every opportunity to speak in English, since practicing is the most effective way of learning speaking.

Comma usage is very personal. As you develop your writing in English, you may use more or fewer commas than other people.

 

25.                       The kids went to the park after they finished their Sschool work.

26.                       I was cooking while my husband was cleaning the Kkitchen.

27.                       You tell me where did you find the blue dress. vf

You Please tell me where did you find you found the blue dress. NOUN CLAUSE

28.                       She did her chemical experiment over the night until morning was broken. RW

She did her chemical experiment all night until morning broke.

 

29.                       Mei has been living in the residential school ever since 1968.

SIMPLE

 

30.                       She didn’t see hasn’t seen her art teacher ever since she left her university.

31.                       Whenever I drive, I listen to the radio.

32.                       They will take the risk in the forest even if there are bears. AWK

They will risk going into the forest even if there are bears.

 

33.                       While my kids are swimming in the community center, I am watching a movie in my car.

34.                       Despite the interest rate in Canada is skyrocketing, Vancouver real estate market is very active recently. RW

Although the interest rate in Canada is skyrocketing, the Vancouver real estate market has been very active recently.

 

35.                       I get nervous whenever I have an exam.

36.                       The movie was great except that it was a little bit long.

37.                       They have been good friends ever since they were in the same school. 

38.                       We were eating at a restaurant while we were waiting for our friends. 

39.                       I can not travel until I finish school. 

40.                       Tim has been owning has owned his business ever since he graduated from the university.

 

41.                       I am walking around the park while a group of boys are playing soccer.

42.                       Whether she likes it or not, she must take the medication.

43.                       Try to do it as she has instructed you.

44.                       Since many much/most/all of the work has to be done during the morning shift, my manager has to schedule more people on duty.

 

45.                       The company's production was increased/increased after Mr. Hashimi was designated as manager.

was increased- passive voice

increased- active voice

 

46.                       I played with my sons even though I had many a lot of work to do.

-a lot of work

-many tasks/jobs/chores/assignments

 

Excellent work! Keep going. Learn more every day.

 

 

More about Adverb clauses

 

*if- maybe yes, maybe no, not certain

Sarah will go to the party if she is free.

We will go to the park if it is sunny.

If it is sunny, we will go to the park.

If my grandmother had wheels, she would be a wagon. FUNNY

‘If’ is a big word. It is easy to say than to do.

 

*even if – the result does not depend on the situation

 

 

A                                                   B                          A does not depend on B

Sarah will not go to the party even if she is free.

Even if I hate winter, I have to bear / deal with / live with it.

I will not buy you that toy even if you cry and make a fuss.

 

We will go to the park even if it is not sunny.

I will not buy you this toy even if you cry and yell and throw yourself on the floor.

 

I will buy a new phone if I can afford it. Will I buy a new phone? YES/NO

I will not buy a new phone even if I can afford it. Will I buy a new phone? NO

 

Mei will marry Joe even if her mother is not happy about it.

 

 

* even though – the situation is true, not conditional

* even if – maybe YES, maybe NO, conditional

Sheila will not go to the party even though she was invited.

Will she go? NO Was she invited? YES

 

Sheila will not go to the party even if she is invited.

Will she go? NO

Was she invited? Uncertain.

 

Sarah will go kayaking even if it is raining.

Will she go kayaking? YES Is it raining? MAYBE

 

Sarah will go kayaking even though it is raining.

Will she go kayaking? YES Is it raining? YES

 

TRICKY NEW WORDS – if   even if   even though

 

Even though she is sick today, she still went to work.

Did she go to work? YES Is she sick? YES

Even if she is sick, she still goes to work.

Even if she is sick today, she will still go to work.

Will she go to work? YES Is she sick? MAYBE

 

* even though = although = though (casual, good for talking, not great for writing)

although

Joe watches his daughter play soccer even though /  although he is not into sports.

 

*provided that – ‘if’ for important things

Let’s grab some coffee if you’re free. – not important

grab some coffee- (casual) have some coffee

You can change your career provided that you have made a good plan.

- sounds important

You can go to UBC if/provided that you have the prereqs. (prerequisite courses)

provided that – makes it sound important

You can choose when to use it.

going to the beach? if

getting married? provided that

immigrating to a new country?  provided that

getting some ice cream? if

sandwich or burger? if

having an operation? provided that

e.g. Doug can get his knee replacement provided that he loses 60 pounds.

 

*unless – changes the situation, opposite of ‘if’ ‘provided that’

Let’s grab some coffee if you’re free.

Let’s grab some coffee unless you’re busy.

Sarah will go to the beach if it is nice on Saturday.

Sarah will go to the beach unless it is rainy on Saturday.

Please try a cookie if you can eat wheat.

Please try a cookie unless you are gluten intolerant.

 

gluten intolerant

lactose intolerant – cannot digest lactose

 

 

Let’s take a raincheck on coffee if you are busy. (idiom)

take a raincheck – we will do it later, postpone

 

STORE sale- No rainchecks!

 

Let’s go for a hike this Saturday.

Oh, I can’t. Can I take a raincheck?

 

Do you want to go for a walk today?

I have a doctor’s appointment. Can I take a raincheck?

 

Doctor’s assistant: Can you come next Wednesday at 3?

You: I have to take a raincheck. I’m busy. I’m already booked. How about Thursday at 2?

 

 

* though (a bit more casual), although, even though – same meaning

Dave is playing with his kids even though he has a lot of work to do.

I like the weather even though/ although/ though it is very hot.

 

TWO DIFFERENT WAYS

I like the weather although it is very hot.

Although it is very hot, I like the weather.

 

 

* so ... that

so ADJECTIVE that

Jun is so tall that she has trouble buying pants.

Yesterday was so hot that Mike sat inside of his refrigerator.

Yesterday was so cold that even the dog wouldn’t go out.

The math is so hard that Jun has to get a tutor.

The kitten is so small that you can hold it in the palm of your hand.

Sarah is so tired that she is nodding off in the meeting.

IDIOM nodding off- falling asleep

 

SAME MEANING- DIFFERENT STYLE

Because Jun is so tall, she has trouble buying pants.

 

The iphone 13 is so expensive that I can’t afford it. COMPLEX- adverb clause

 

CONFUSING

‘, so’  and ‘so ... that’ are not the same thing.

, so COMPOUND

so... that COMPLEX

 

DIFFERENT MEANINGS so that      so...that

 

so that  = in order to

Sarah is saving money so that she can afford an iphone 13.

DIFFERENT THAN  , so

Sarah wants to get an iphone 13, so she is saving her money. COMPOUND

 

 

***NOTE: CONFUSION   , so   so that   so...that

These terms and words can change the way you express yourself in English. They can really help you express your thoughts and ideas clearly and precisely. They are very powerful tools, and you can learn to use them.

 

SIDE NOTE: I have a small editing business on the side. I edit papers for UBC and SFU students, mostly nursing students who are getting their masters degrees. When I edit a paper for a university, I use SIMPLE, COMPOUND and COMPLEX sentences.

The stuff we are learning here will get you through school.

 

 

Focus on these most useful ones:

after/before

since

until

when/while

if

even if

unless

though/although/even though

so ... that

because

 

If you would like to send a few examples for HW, please do. We can share them tomorrow. NO POINTS

 

 

 

Back and Forth 3.1 A/B

talking and listening

Get into groups of two – A and B

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